It lies beyond the western limb, to the west-northwest of the immense Mare Orientale impact basin.

The outer rim of this crater is worn and eroded, with a perimeter that has been modified and reshaped by nearby impacts.

This an area of the Moon that contains an unusually strong, localised magnetic field on a body that lacks a global dipole like that of the Earth.

This protection means that the surface at Gerasimovich is optically youthful compared to the surrounding landscape, which is what is seen as lunar swirls.

[1] By convention these features are identified on lunar maps by placing the letter on the side of the crater midpoint that is closest to Gerasimovich.